76Special parking areas
(1)Where a London authority apply to the Secretary of State for an order to be made under this section, the Secretary of State may make an order designating the whole, or any part, of that authority’s area as a special parking area.
(2)Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult the relevant Commissioner or, if appropriate, both Commissioners.
(3)While an order under this section is in force, the following provisions shall cease to apply in relation to the special parking area designated by the order—
(a)section 8 of the [1988 c. 53.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (contravention of, or failure to comply with, an order under section 6 of that Act to be an offence), so far as it relates to the contravention of, or failure to comply with, any provision of such an order—
(i)prohibiting or restricting the waiting of vehicles on any road; or
(ii)relating to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act (conditions for loading or unloading, or delivery or collecting);
(b)section 11 of the Act of 1984 (contravention of, or failure to comply with, an experimental traffic order under section 9 of that Act to be an offence), so far as it relates to any contravention of, or failure to comply with, any provision of such an experimental traffic order—
(i)prohibiting or restricting the waiting of vehicles on any road; or
(ii)relating to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act (conditions for loading or unloading, or delivery or collecting);
(c)section 16 of the Act of 1984 (contravention of a temporary restriction order or notice under section 14 of that Act to be an offence), so far as it relates to the contravention of any provision of an order or notice under section 14 of that Act which suspends any provision of an order made under section 45 or 46 of the Act of 1984;
(d)section 15 of the [1974 c. xxiv.] Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 (parking of vehicles on verges, central reservations and footpaths etc. to be an offence);
(e)section 19 of the [1988 c. 52.] Road Traffic Act 1988 (parking of heavy vehicles on verges, central reservations and footpaths etc. to be an offence);
(f)section 21 of the Act of 1988 (prohibition of driving or parking on cycle tracks), so far as it makes it an offence to park a motor vehicle wholly or partly on a cycle track.
(4)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (3) above by adding further provisions (but only in so far as they apply in relation to stationary vehicles).
(5)Before making an order under subsection (4) above, the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)the two Commissioners; and
(b)such associations of London authorities (if any) as he thinks appropriate.